Mark 2:1-7

The Son of Man Forgives and Heals

1 When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home.
2 So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message to them.
3 Then they came to Him bringing a paralytic, carried by four men.
4 Since they were not able to bring him to[a] Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
5 Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there, thinking to themselves:[b]
7 "Why does He speak like this? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Other mss read able to get near
  • [b]. Or there, reasoning in their hearts
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